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Are you kidding me? Thanks to Maevele and Rachel Manija Brown for alerting me to recent developments via my LiveJournal friends list. Okay. So, this one time, Nightshade Press published an anthology of short stories, titled Eclipse One. The mix of authors contained within the anthology was evenly split between men and women. Despite having a number of good (and good-selling) female authors, every name that was on the cover was male. In addition, the marketing package of the cover art was masculine. Taken from the Wiscon panel description from this year: The ensuing argument centered around two main points--the publishers felt that, of the authors in the anthology, the names they'd put on the cover were likely to attract the attention of more casual buyers. And because they were in the business of making money, they could not afford to put an "agenda" ahead of anything else. Readers felt that, because no women were given a slot on the cover, the publishers were reinforcing patriarchal assumptions about who sells books, and who doesn't. Some expressed the opinion that the lack of women on the cover was actually likely to deter them from buying the book. Coffeeandink had a nice write-up of this panel posted in her LiveJournal, here. Of particular note is the concluding thoughts, which mirror my memory of the panel: The book's sales history: Jeremy said it "sold to expectation," that he's already contracted for Volumes 2 and 3, and that based on the authors already accepted for Volume 2, there will be multiple women on the cover (I forget how many). The table of contents for Volume Two has been released, and you can see it here, or with more comments accompanying it, here. Every name on that list except for one is a man's name. So, as spelled out in the Wiscon panel description, there are two sides to the debate. Either it is okay for marketing people to shape their marketing strategy of fiction to reinforce a patriarchy, or it is a good idea for them to acknowledge the diversity in fiction that already exists. Whatever side of the debate you lie on, there is no excuse for sending a representative (an editor responsible for the decision, no less!) to a feminist convention and have him fucking lie to the entire panel and everyone in the room about what they can expect in the future. Seriously. WTF. I now regret not typing up my notes on this panel yet. Perhaps I'll have time to do so tomorrow. Rachel Manija Brown is actually productive in her post, and has started compiling a list of women writers and/or writers of color. Let's make it easy for them, shall we? Personally, I don't think the problem is simply that the white male editors have absolutely no idea where to look. I mean, it's the Internet age,right? One of the editors was at Wiscon. I don't really know what else we could do, short of a color-by-number instruction guide. To be clear: What upsets me the most is that an editor for the publishing company came to Wiscon, sat on a panel, and lied. Who does that? Labels: epic fail, feminism, wiscon, wiscon 32 scribbled mystickeeper at 11:35 PM 
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Wiscon 32 Panel Report: The Curious Boundaries of YA Fantasy 56 The Curious Boundaries of YA Fantasy Reading, Viewing, & Critiquing Science Fiction and Fantasy ♦ Saturday, 1:00-2:15 P.M. ♦ Senate A What are the limits of what can be discussed in YA fantasy? What themes and issues are considered appropriate, and which are taboo? Who sets these limits and do they mesh with the desires and expectations of YA readers? M: Mary Anne Mohanraj, Sharyn November, Tamora Pierce, Sarah Beth Durst So, somebody else moderated this panel, but I can't remember who it was. My notes are pretty sparse. I'm in it for the book recommendations, :D Sharyn November wanted to begin the panel by defining what Young Adult fiction actually means, as many people don't know (She is an editor for YA fiction, in charge of the Firebird brand, which publishes fantasy stuff - if you look in the teen section of bookstores, you'll see it). There are 3 levels. 14 and up is edgier YA stuff; 12 and up is standard, and 8-12 is the lowest. All readers "read up." So, if a book is for "14 and up," you as the writer should assume that your reader is 12. Sexuality was brought up as the first topic. Tamora Pierce said that the difference between YA and adult fiction is that sex, drugs, etc. must be present in a story for a reason, as opposed to being a background recreational activity. She also noted that nobody (ie, Texas librarians) has ever squeaked about the amount of violence in her novels, only the sex. Mary Anne noted that Tamora Pierce doesn't describe sex in explicit detail, nor do any (?) YA authors. Sharyn November notes that characters age, and become darker in YA fiction (Westmark!). She also praised Tamora Pierce's magical contraception in her novels (To which Tamora Pierce said, "I love it, too!"). She also said that in the books she edits, explicit sex is the only thing she does not allow. It was noted that in the Pern books, you will totally miss the sex references if you aren't ready for them. An audience member was a physician (I think?) and worried about working with 10-14 year-olds who had been traumatized. She said that she would like books to have a warning. Sharyn responded that this was a slippery slope. Also, adding such a warning will make everyone want to read the book! She also noted that if you mark "Ages 10 and up!" on a book, 12-year-olds will skip it. It was brought up a number of times that readers will self-censor if they're not ready for certain kinds of books. Mary Anne noted that it can be good for victims to read books about people going through similar situations to know that they're not alone. Sharyn November noted that the Victorian conceit of the child as a pure and unsullied figure is crap. And here we come to my list of recommendations from the panel! Robin McKinley is really good at writing the day-to-day. Her novel Chalice is coming up. Deerskin and Sunshine are good, but both are considered to be adult novels by the novel. Sharyn November endorsed Tamora Pierce as being very responsible by addressing contraception, puberty, etc. Megan Whalen Turner's books were mentioned, and apparently The Thief is a good place to start. It is hilarious, surprising, and brilliant. Pamela Dean's story "Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary" Cassandra Clare's City of Ashes (Cue the fandom wank on her plagiarism!) Diane Duane's So You Want to Be a Wizard Inside Out (By Ann M Martin??) Ellen Kushner's Privilege of the Sword (Not technicall YA; its prequel was clearly adult) Mercedes Lackey trilogy Octavian Nothing by M.T. Anderson I think the last broad topic was how to draw the line with violence. Tamora Pierce talked about describing the impact and weight felt on a character's arm. She said a bit of blood is good, but not too much; also dust noise, etc. It's also good to note that the character is in battle-fever, and not registering everything around them. The wounds will hit them later on - sometimes they'll throw up. Deep Wizardry has kids with lots of responsibility. Nina Kiriki Hoffman's A Fistful of Sky is a good place to start a series I missed the name of. It is stand-alone. There are darker themes, the books are funny, and good. Perry Moore's Hero It focuses on being gay, family, father acceptance, etc. Elizabeth Wien's The Winter Prince My personal suggestion is totally the Animorphs series. I wrote them off when I was younger, but then read them in high school (and in college summers, bwahaha!). 6 kids fighting a war, all by themselves. Responsibility, violence, friendships, pacifism, etc. There are some clunkers, but hey, there are about 60 books; what are you going to do? They're so short and with big print! DO IT. Current Music: Antoine laughing at every page as he reads some Yotsuba&! manga Labels: a: pierce tamora, books, books: ya, wiscon, wiscon 32 scribbled mystickeeper at 8:35 PM
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Wiscon 32 Panel Report: The Slayer's Legacy 89 The Slayer's Legacy: Ten Years of the Buffyverse Reading,Viewing, & Critiquing Science Fiction and Fantasy ♦ Saturday, 4:00-5:15 P.M. ♦ Capitol B Ten years ago, the television series Buffy The Vampire Slayer debuted, headed by Joss Whedon, a self-proclaimed feminist. The show created spinoffs, academic disciplines, and a fiercely loyal fan community, and embraced ideals of cooperation, alternative sexualities, smart heroines, and the mix between monster and human. Buffy fans embrace all types, from academics in linguistics and gender theory, theologians, writers, ceremonial magicians, artists, bloggers and more. Buffy is still a viable site for discourse and inspiration ten years later and it came in with feminist ideals—there are even Buffy discussion groups at feminist bookstores today. How does this change the landscape of science fiction today—what is the Slayer's legacy? We'll look at how feminist ideals of cooperation have spread to the support of the WGA strike, and how Buffy has created a new kind of fan, actor, writer, and artist. We'll look at the links between fan culture, feminism, academia and how the Buffyverse has shared feminism and feminist ideals with the world. M: Olivia Luna, Candra Gill, Jody Wurl, Ariel Franklin-Hudson I wasn't really looking for great theoretical value in this panel, so please forgive me for just posting the squee. J is a teen librarian. O has taught a class on Buffy. Candra is a huge sci-fi TV fan (among other things), and wrote an essay on Buffy called "Girls Who Bite Back." The first thing that was noted was that the panel description deserves some analysis. Buffy did bring a new brand of feminism to TV,but there were activist feminist writers before Joss Whedon. O pointed out that Whedon caters very much to the mainstream crowd; he isn't a radical. For example, while the man claims to be a champion of gay rights, the show missteps. G noted that Buffy is a very normalized woman who happens to have power. Also, she has an awesome origin story. What's a good successor to Buffy? Candra suggested Veronica Mars, and multiple panelists agreed. It takes a class genre (noir) and combines it with high school life. It is a show created by a white man that takes a blonde, petite female with a single parent, and places her as the lead. It was noted that the first season of VM deals with race and class in a way that Buffy never did, but the show sadly didn't keep this up for the next two seasons. Battlestar Galactica has complex female characters. Smallville was also thrown out. Someone suggested Angel, which almost made me scream, "No!" But people luckily pointed out that Angel is a study of masculinity that doesn't subvert anything. I learned something! The original purpose of the community The season 2 episode about the mummy and the Thanksgiving episode were brought up as cringe-worthy episodes where white guilt is treated as a joke. Someone said that last Monday (from when the panel was held; not from when this post was made) on NPR, a reporter in Baghdad talked about how she watched Buffy to get her through her time reporting in Iraq, which I thought was pretty cool. People discussed Spike's attempted rape of Buffy as an insult to fans because they were told to like him by the writers of the show, and then told by the text that it was not okay.....until it was again. Not much time was spent on Faith, but Cabell brought up the fact that not only does she represent class issues, but her female interest in pursuing sex is used as a mark of evil, which is true. Lastly, the episode was referred to in which it's posed as a question to the audience whether or not Buffy's life is real, or whether she's living in a mental institution. I liked this episode a lot because I like pondering questions like that, but a friend privately pointed out to me that every single female character of Joss Whedon's (with the possible exceptions of Inara and Kaylee on Firefly, although I'm sure he would have gotten to them as well) are put in the crazy house. I find this troubling, although I must admit that I love mental issues and realities of trauma and relationships in fiction, so I am not as appalled as I possibly should be. Overall, this was a fun panel to sit in on, having just finished watching all 7 seasons of Buffy for the first time. I am open to suggestions of further Buffy readings, if anyone has them. By "Buffy readings," I refer to comics (have already read most of Season 8, Fray, and Tales of the Vampires), novels (are any of them any good?), or criticism (online or in book-form). If anyone else attended the panel and has information that I forgot, or different opinions about how the panel went, please express them! Labels: a: whedon joss, tv: buffy, wiscon, wiscon 32 scribbled mystickeeper at 10:14 PM
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Wiscon 32 Panel Report: Nordic Trek 2 Nordic Trek Reading,Viewing, & Critiquing Science Fiction and Fantasy ♦ Friday, 2:30-3:45 P.M. ♦ Senate B The long journey across the Gethen Glacier in Left Hand of Darkness. The Svalbard of Iorek Byrnison in The Golden Compass. Even the Alaskan village of 30 Days of Night. The frozen north holds allure for more than Green Bay Packer fans. Whence cometh this fascination? Panel may include dramatic readings; the highly imaginative (or suggestible) should bring sweaters. M: Adrian Simmons, Evelyn Browne, Maureen Cohen, Lori Devoti I am fuzzy on a few details, and am too lazy to look them up. Please don't hate me. This panel had a lot of audience participation (including some by a woman who I later realized was Tamora Pierce!), and I didn't really feel like the panelists were totally prepared for the topic. Luckily, the audience participation was thoughtful and intelligent. Still, non-preparation of panelists seems to be a pet peeve of mine for stuff like this. I would have rather analyzed from "whence cometh this fascination" in more depth. Oftentimes, panels become a great opportunity for people to reference various movies and books they've read, but I'm more interested in exploring the nature of the motif, I guess. Lori writes (or reads?) books on Norse mythology, and thinks that snow represents a danger that nothing else can. Adrian was traumatized by the movie "The Thing." Also that Pullman's The Golden Compass was a period setting that used the North Pole as a need for exploration. It's a frontier that can be explored without lots of technology. E mentioned Laura Ingalls Wilder's The Long Winter as being her favorite in the series, as it dealt with a shrinking world and complete isolation from the rest of society. I was really excited by this reference, as I reread entire The Little House on the Prairie series at least once per year between the ages of 6 and 14. Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen. Paulsen races the Iditarod every year, and writes quite accurately about what it takes to survive in the wilderness. This isn't really a "Nordic Trek" narrative, but it also deals with themes of isolation and limited resources. This was also a favorite book of mine in elementary school. It was mentioned that bad things happen to people who dare to venture north, as in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, when the Fellowship encounters an avalanche. It was also pointed out that this was one of the rare times in a book that the protagonists failed at their attempt to make it across the snow. Barbara Hambly's Time of the Dark was also mentioned as an instance when the protagonists could not defeat the ice or the dark, and had to live with it instead. Ursula K. LeGuin's The Left Hand of Darkness was mentioned in the panel description. Her scenes of snow-traveling are written in gorgeous and sometimes chilling prose, and the trek fit into the story as a whole. It was pointed out that desert narratives can be very similar to nordic trek narratives. Frank Herbert's Dune is a classic example (as is the planet Tatooine in Star Wars, and Hoth for ice). In religious stories, prophets are sent there. Unwanted children are sent into deserts to die. L. said that writers don't keep going there [returning to the motif of the Nordic Trek], but a member of the audience argued that we (authors/movie-makers) do. I agree with the audience member - why else would we be having the panel?! It was pointed out that in movies especially, the cold is used for its starkness and beauty, but the reality of constricting lungs and visible breath are not often shown. H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness was mentioned, although I don't remember what specifically was said, except for the basic premise. Arctic summers are very different than arctic winters, but aren't often written about. Maureen F. McHugh's China Mountain Zhang is an example where arctic winters are discussed. If anyone else attended the panel and has information that I forgot, or different opinions about how the panel went, please express them! Labels: books, wiscon, wiscon 32 scribbled mystickeeper at 7:44 PM
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The Positive Posts I'm kind of astounded by how many hits both my blog and LJ have received in the last two days. People of the world, pay attention to this post, too. It is really important to look at how a feminist community responds to such a horrific event. Pictures of me have now been posted, and excerpts of my blog entry describing the situation have been quoted by the asshats on the SASS forums. I think the most amusing part of reading that thread is their posts of "How long do you think it will take them to find this?" or "Do you think they've figured out we found their Flickr pool yet?" I mean, I know that Internet geek boys love to congratulate themselves for their ability to navigate the Internet, but don't they think that feminist sci-fi geeks might also spend their fair share of time on the Internet? WE ALSO NAVIGATE THE SERIES OF TUBES. The Angry Black Woman posts: What Rachel Moss Did. If you're confused about WTF is going on, I suggest you begin here. TABW lays it all out for you. Lesley at Fatshionista posts: A Modest Invitation Take my picture. Ppurplefrog26 was the subject of one of the pictures, and replies quite eloquently in her LJ. This incident, unfortunately, is not unusual. Fat people hear negative comments, see the disgusted looks, and feel the drawing back of people around them. It’s not a safe world to live in if you are a fat person. We lose our right to privacy. Pictures are taken for amusement. Our shopping carts are examined with the intent to judge our eating habits. Our health status is questioned. We are not treated with respect and dignity by employers, service people, or health care workers. This happens every time we step out of our homes. Unfortunately, these messages can be internalized. So not only do you face the challenges of dealing with society but you tell yourself that you are ugly, worthless and disgusting. So it becomes a radical act when you choose to live your life and love yourself despite the negativity that we swim thorough every day. Labels: feminism, wiscon, wiscon 32 scribbled mystickeeper at 11:23 PM
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Panel Report: Shoujo Bodies Panel Report: Sponteaneous Panel: Shoujo Bodies ♦ 7:30pm, Saturday Most bodies in shoujo manga are thin and wispy, with an emphasis on androgyny. Many of the men tend to lack muscle definition (think Yuu Watase), while the women are much less curvy than their shounen manga counterparts. What does this mean to us? What other body types are there in shoujo manga? We will hopefully talk about gender-bending, cross-dressing, body image, and the fashion industry. Suggested series to discuss: After School Nightmare, Paradise Kiss, Walkin' Butterfly, Angel Sanctuary, Fruits Basket, W Juliet, Rose of Versailles, and Princess Knight. This panel was organized by Princess Knight is apparently the first shoujo anime, made by the creator Astro Boy, etc. The Japanese title is Ribbon Knight. The protagonist is a woman whose father wanted a son, and thus raised her as one. It sounds very much like the premise of the manga/anime series Rose of Versailles, although this one of course came first. After School Nightmare sounded just plain awesome. The protagonist is an intersex character who wants to be male, but is biologically female from the waist-down. He menstruates. The plot sounds just plain awesome, with students encountering their worst nightmares at their school, after class. It was noted that girls' nightmares often involved aspects of themselves, while boys' nightmares were usually something else. Baby & Me - a story in which a male protagonist is used to discuss traditionally female problems: how it can suck to care for a baby because you can't easily hang out with your friends, go to school, or date. NANA - I've already read ~15 volumes of this series and watched the anime. The narration style of the story was mentioned, in that it is two women having a conversation. In NANA, the plot is driven by internal character development, but music and fashion and the characters' appearance is still very, very important. Mars is an older series that starts off with the female lead being a timid character afraid of the world because of abuse. In one particularly notable scene, she describes this abuse to someone else, who sympathizes, "You must have felt really scared." The protagonist replies, "No, I was furious," with some violent imagery on the page. Then, this valid anger of the woman is set aside, and the story then focuses on the male lead. We discussed briefly how male characters often experience physical trauma (losing an eye!), while female bodies are often left untouched. Women are also not often scarred permanently, whereas male characters are. In Rurouni Kenshin, a scar on the cheek is used to mark the protagonist (who has a round face and therefore feminine features) as a man. Other series that were mentioned: Princess Princess (at an all-boys school, some boys must cross-dress into frilly clothing so that the other boys have something to look at) Walking Butterfly Rose of Versailles (I have watched most of this) Angel Sanctuary High School Debut Hana Monogatari (1920s book, where shojo manga gets its style from) The Tale of Genji (a novel) Kitchens - Banana Yoshimoto Link! The Nanami's egg episode in Revolutionary Girl Utena is totally all about menstruation and pregnancy. The pregnancy, I got. The menstruation, I missed. I need to rewatched Utena. Whee! I'd love to read After School Nightmare and Princess Knight, for sure. I intend to check out the other stuff, too. Labels: manga, manga: shoujo, wiscon, wiscon 32 scribbled mystickeeper at 9:59 PM
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We've seen the worst of the Internet; let's show everyone what the best looks like Firstly, if you guys only read my blog, you might be interested in reading the conversation generated by my last post, over on LJ. It has generated over 100 comments. You know what? I look pretty damn cute in the pictures of me that got uploaded to the SASS thread. Indeed, I love what K. Tempest had to say: I was scrolling through the thread and looking at the pictures and, instead of being ashamed that I associate myself with such people (horrors!), I couldn’t help but think of how beautiful all those images are. They are pictures of beautiful women of all sizes smiling, having fun, loving where they are and what they’re doing. These are the poeple I go to WisCon to be around. And nothing those half-brained monkeys on that forum say can make me feel any different. You wanna call me out as a fat loser? You go right ahead. But it’s plainly evident that I not only have more class than you, I also have a better life and better friends. All the evidence I need to support that statement is my lack of time spent on the internet trolling for pictures of people I don’t know in order to make fun of them for arbitrary reasons. Panel 191 Report: Last time, on Battlestar Galactica... Reading, Viewing, & Critiquing Science Fiction and Fantasy ♦ Sunday, 11:30-12:45 A.M. ♦ Senate A We saw the first part of Season Four, let's talk about it. Where is the series going? Let's speculate on the ramifications of the final five Cylons, Roslin's reoccurring cancer, and all the good stuff in the rest of Season Four. M: Ben Burgis, Maddie Greene, JJ Pionke This panel began at 11:30pm. Most of the panelists were drunk, as was most of the audience. This was hands-down the most hilarious panel I attended during the entire convention. I don't even remember what we talked about, and I didn't even drink. Cracktastic Cylon theories and references to Ikea planets were made. It was the just-perfect combination of people making insightful comments while also being drunkenly cheeky. I think my favorite moment (aside from Starbuck's white viper coming from Ikea) was "Heyiya"'s "I have a really complex and insightful theory, but I've had a few beers and I can't complete this thought process!" I had so much fun that I didn't take any notes. I didn't attend the "Is Racism Inherent in Fantasy?" panel, but I have heard a lot about it from friends (whose brains were broken). Liz has video responses from people who attended the panel. My friend Bridget is "Bridget" in three of these videos, and you have the opportunity to see how hilarious she is. Mely has has posted about the "Can Internet Drama Change the World?" panel, posting a mostly-complete transcript of the panel. I attended this panel, and intend to post my own notes later, unless I decide that I don't have anything else to say. The consensus, though, was "Yes, Internet drama can change the world." The Sign-Out I was so excited and gleeful that I completely overcame my shyness/awe of Wiscon people, and was running around cackling and talking excitedly about these authors. I happened to find Maureen F. McHugh in the Dealers' Room. Bridget told her that our book club loved her book China Mountain Zhang, and whatever others might say about the ending of the novel, we loved it and found it appropriate. Then, I asked her to sign my copy of China Mountain Zhang and said, "Also, I think it's totally cool that you referenced Scott Pilgrim in the short story you read out loud Thursday night!" And she totally freaked out with glee, saying, "YAY, I'm so glad that someone caught the reference! I really just wanted to make her [the protagonist] a real person, you know?" I really like Maureen McHugh as both an author and a person, and I look forward to reading her other novels and more short stories. I had Sarah Monette sign Melusine for me. I didn't have much to say because I haven't actually finished it yet, and was chatting a lot with people in line next to me. I had Tamora Pierce sign my copy of In the Hand of the Goddess. She's so down-to-earth, and practical, but well-spoken. I was actually halfway through the second panel with this insightful audience member before I put my hand over my mouth and went, Holy shit, that's Tamora Pierce! We chatted about our mutual awe for my LJ friend, goldjadeocean. I still haven't read Patrick Rothfuss's In the Name of the Wind, but he's friends with Gretchen, and he treated us to dinner on Sunday night. It was pretty hilarious, because I took my copy of the book to him and said, "Not only am the asshole who hasn't even read your book yet, but this copy is also already signed by you. I was just wondering if you could personalize it." He eagerly accepted, but then said that he suffered from "performance anxiety," thinking that because we had eaten dinner together, he should be able to say something exceedingly meaningful or hilarious. Giving up, he instead opened to a blank page and did spirograph. Patrick Rothfuss is funny, intelligent, and ready to mock everything, including Wiscon itself (in a respectful way - please totally have him come back next year!. I really look forward to reading his book. Yesterday was work and grocery shopping, but Sandy and I had time to eat dinner together, and I then showed her the first two episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist. She is pretty new to anime (I think she's only seen Cowboy Bebop?), so I cackle with the glee of corruption. She hopes to reciprocate by getting me to read slash fanfiction. Labels: a: mchugh maureen f, a: pierce tamora, a: rothfuss patrick, friends, racism, tv: battlestar galactica, wiscon, wiscon 32 scribbled mystickeeper at 6:49 AM
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This is what an ignorant jackass looks like Okay, so it appears as though Something Awful has deleted the offensive post* made by a Wiscon attendee at her request. Indeed, she is so sorry. So here is my question. I am assuming that people are going to want to discuss what happened. People should discuss what happened, and IMO, how it can be prevented next time. I still have the window open on my laptop with the original post. Should I post the text in a public post so that it might be accessible to the interwebs once more? If so, where would be most appropriate: my personal blog, or the Wiscon blog? Is it offensive to re-post the material, or is it more offensive for the perpetrator to I'd rather not re-post the pictures in my blog, and I'm not even sure that I could. If the post was deleted, I don't think that I can save them, even if they're still on a web browser window that's been open for hours. *In case you missed it, someone who attended Wiscon spent her time snapping photographs of people without their permission, removing their faces from pictures, and uploading them to the Something Awful forums with some of the most hateful and ignorant commentary I have ever seen in my life. She attended panels such as "Fat is Not the Enemy," took pictures of people whom she considered to be fat, and then hatefully mocked them for the rest of the world to see, often posting people's names with the pictures. I felt physically ill reading the post, and was nearly in tears by the end of it. I am disgusted and ashamed that this girl attends my University, and presumably lives in this city. I hope for her sake that our paths never cross. Verily, words would be exchanged. (Thank God for Facebook, so I know what she looks like, am I right?) ETA: Read the comments for a link to the first half of the original post. Also, the threads of that post on the SASS forums contain lots more pictures (did people find flickr pools?). People seem to be posting lots of just random photos from Wiscon, including a cute picture of Johanna, Jess, and someone I don't recognize. NORMALITY, IT TRANSLATES TO LOLS. I guess I'm just really out of touch with Internet humor. I don't get it. Labels: epic fail, wiscon, wiscon 32 scribbled mystickeeper at 11:34 PM
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Wiscon, Day....4? I'm too lazy to change LJ username tags. So once again, visit the LiveJournal.scribbled mystickeeper at 3:19 AM
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Wiscon: Day 2 Once again, this post is heavy with the references to people on LiveJournal, so please just read the entry there.scribbled mystickeeper at 2:11 AM
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